In trying to force a Chicago bailout, proponents of Senate Bill 1 are throwing hundreds of thousands of downstate and suburban students into limbo.
HB 643 will prevent the $50,000 daily cost of special sessions from rising even higher in fiscal year 2018.
Madigan, Martwick and Mautino are cogs in a well-oiled political machine that continues to enrich Illinois' political class at the expense of taxpayers.
House Joint Resolution 69 would create a special task force to investigate and report on state and local property tax assessment, appeals processes and other property tax policies.
Illinois’ high cigarette tax is a flighty source of revenue with unintended consequences.
Many reforms are still needed in Illinois higher education system despite credit rating affirmations and upgrades to seven Illinois universities.
Whether a new bill would actually strengthen privacy protections, or merely encourage lawsuits, burden businesses and suppress innovation are open questions.
News outlets have reported that Foxconn will announce plans to build a production plant in Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 workers.
CPS’ 2017-18 budget shows cuts for many schools as student populations shrink, despite an increase in per-pupil spending for the district as a whole.
Senate Bill 1 is yet another unfair bailout of long-term mismanagement within Chicago Public Schools.
Lake Bluff homeowners home sharing with Airbnb were forced to cease and desist by the village zoning board.
The special session will deal with Senate Bill 1, an education finance bill that contains an annual $215 million pension bailout for Chicago Public Schools.
Suburbs such as Downers Grove make dining out costlier through tax hikes.